Publication Policy

ATTENTION AUTHORS:   Only short papers will be accepted; no larger than 8 typeset journal pages. Longer papers will be published in the section Special Reports in only exceptional cases, where fundamental problems are considered. Furthermore, as with most other scientific journals, authors are obliged to format their papers in LaTeX, strictly in accordance with the template. Incorrectly formatted papers (i.e. not LaTeX with the template) will not be considered. Progress in Physics is a non-profit/academic journal for rapid publications, and its personnel work voluntarily. Authors must assist by conforming to this policy, to make the publication process as easy and fast as possible.

"All scientists shall have the right to present their scientific research results, in whole or in part, at relevant scientific conferences, and to publish the same in printed scientific journals, electronic archives, and any other media"  —  Declaration of Academic Freedom, Article 8.

Progress in Physics is an American scientific journal, registered with the Library of Congress (DC, USA): ISSN 1555-5534 (print version) and ISSN 1555-5615 (online version). Our journal is peer reviewed and listed in the abstracting and indexing coverage of: Mathematical Reviews of the AMS (USA), DOAJ of Lund University (Sweden), Zentralblatt MATH (Germany), Scientific Commons of the University of St.Gallen (Switzerland), Open-J-Gate (India), Referential Journal of VINITI (Russia), etc. Progress in Physics is an open-access journal published and distributed in accordance with the Budapest Open Initiative: this means that the electronic copies of both full-size version of the journal and the individual papers published therein will always be accessed for reading, download, and copying for any user free of charge. The journal is issued quarterly (four volumes per year).

Progress in Physics has been created for publications on advanced studies in theoretical and experimental physics, including related themes from mathematics. All submitted papers should be professional, in good English, containing a brief review of a problem and obtained results. We usually accept brief papers, no larger than 8 typeset journal pages. Short articles are preferable. Large papers can be considered in exceptional cases to the section Special Reports intended for such publications in the journal. Letters related to the publications in the journal or to the events among the science community can be applied to the section Letters to Progress in Physics. All that has been accepted for the online issue is printed in the paper version of the journal. An abstract and the necessary information about author(s) should be included in the papers.

Authors are invited to submit manuscripts to Progress in Physics. The journal promotes individual academic freedom and will consider all work without regard to affiliations. For this reason, the articles published in Progress in Physics may not necessarily represent the views of the Editorial Board or its individual members. All submissions will be read by one of the Editors, then forwarded to invited experts, whose professional field is close to the submission. Decision about the submission will be produced by the Editors, according to the recommendations obtained from the side of the reviewers. If an article is accepted for publication, the author must complete the following steps:

1. The manuscript must be submitted electronically in typeset LaTeX format utilizing the template available on the Progress in Physics website (to work with this template you need to have TeX software installed on your computer). It is essential that the final submission be in standard professional scientific typeset LaTeX format. If the submitted article is incorrectly typeset, the authors will be required to correct the typesetting and resubmit the article prior to publication.

2. All references must be presented in numerical order, following the sequence in which they appear within the text. References must be formatted as follows:

Name A.B. and Name C.D. Title of the article. Name of the Journal, year, v.#, no.#, page#-page#.
Name A.B. and Name C.D. Title of the article. Name of the Proceedings, Publisher, City, year, page#-page#.
Name A.B. and Name C.D. Title of the article. Name of the Electronic Archive: # of the item.
Name A.B. and Name C.D. Title of the book. Publisher, City, year.

For example:

Smith A.B. and Jones C.D. Treatment on thermodynamics. Journal on Physics, 2007, v.52, no.11, 10-22.
Smith A.B. and Jones C.D. On the basics of thermodynamics. Proceedings of the Meeting on Thermodynamics, Scientific Publishers, New York, 2007, 112-122.
Smith A.B. and Jones C.D. Numerous aspects of thermodynamics. arXiv: 0706.3485.
Smith A.B. and Jones C.D. New lectures on thermodynamics. Scientific Publishers, New York, 2007.

3. Progress in Physics is a non-commercial, academic edition. The authors are requested to pay the page charges and postal charges, to cover the printing cost and distribution. Page charges are determined by the final page length. Upon publication, the authors of each paper will be sent 3 copies of the journal. Additional copies of the journal can be purchased. The current charge is US $25.00 for one typeset journal page plus postal rates per shipment:

USA/Canada, via FedEx express mail insured delivery (3 days), US $10.00/$15.00 on 3 copies and $15.00/$25.00 on 10 copies of the journal.

International, via FedEx express mail insured delivery (4 days), from US $70.00 to $180.00 (depending on country) on 3 copies, and from $110.00 to $280.00 on 10 copies. In an exceptional case the authors can make a request for economy shipping via usual air mail (30 day delivery, and no insurance), $40.00 on 3 copies of the journal.

All payments should be made by money order, cashier's check, international bank draft or by Western Union, etc., in US dollars.

After these steps have been completed, the final typeset scientific article will be posted on the Progress in Physics website and included in the printed format of the journal.

If you agree to accept our simple policy, send the LaTeX file(s) to the Editor-in-Chief. If accepted, it will be typeset in our office, and the final version will be sent to you for proofreading. To order printed copies of the journal, contact the Editors. You can also register for the e-print version of the journal free of charge, whilst your institution's library can register for the printed version (just send the details to us for free registration).

Progress in Physics is supported solely by financial contributions from its authors. It does not accept financial support from silent donors, private groups, or organizations. The journal is officially hosted at http://ptep-online.com. Progress in Physics grants permission to anyone to maintain their own personal archive of the journal, provided that these remain for non-commerical, academic, or personal use and do not represent themselves as official sponsors of the journal.